Aircraft Photo of N9382 | Douglas C-47H Skytrain | Naval Arctic Research Laboratory

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N9382
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas C-47H Skytrain
C/n (msn):	12331
Operator Titles:	Naval Arctic Research Laboratory / Office of Naval Research

Location
City / Airport:	Los Angeles - InternationalMap
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KLAX IATA: LAX Local: LAX Other: -

Photo Date:	21 January 1972
Photo from:	Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID:	752161

Photo Comment
Ordered by the USAAF as C-47A as 42-92521 but delivered to the US Navy as R4D-5 17135 in 1944. Re-designated as a C-47H in 1962 and to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory as N9382 in 1971. Sold in 1977 and flew with several operators before ending its flying career in Florida with Pro Freight Cargo Services at Opa Locka. Sold to the Days Gone By Museum, Portland, TN in 2011 for preservation but the museum closed in 2022 and the aircraft was disassembled and towed to Portland Municipal Airport (LID) where it remains at time of upload. This photo was added on 24 November 2024, and has since been viewed 525 times.

Photo Comment

Ordered by the USAAF as C-47A as 42-92521 but delivered to the US Navy as R4D-5 17135 in 1944. Re-designated as a C-47H in 1962 and to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory as N9382 in 1971. Sold in 1977 and flew with several operators before ending its flying career in Florida with Pro Freight Cargo Services at Opa Locka. Sold to the Days Gone By Museum, Portland, TN in 2011 for preservation but the museum closed in 2022 and the aircraft was disassembled and towed to Portland Municipal Airport (LID) where it remains at time of upload.

This photo was added on 24 November 2024, and has since been viewed 525 times.

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